SplashData's list of frequently used passwords shows that many people continue to put themselves at risk by using weak, easily guessable passwords.

The word "password" has lost it's number 1 spot of the worlds most used WORST password.  What won this year?  Well I guess you already know if you have looked at the picture above!  On this episode we look at the 10 worst passwords used during the last calendar year.  The password is the main gate between your data and some really bad people.  If you have any passwords even close to this list, listen to the best options available to you.  Below is the entire list from SplashData this year as well as links to the 3 password managers I highly recommend.  Choose one and get busy securing your data!

1 Password - My favorite and the one I use

SpashData - A subscription service that is used by some of the top companies in the world

LastPass - Known as the most economical solution but now 1Password is giving them a run for their money!

If we would all just take a lesson from Spaceballs!

Presenting SplashData’s “Worst Passwords of 2014”:

1    123456 (Unchanged from 2013) 2    password (Unchanged) 3    12345 (Up 17) 4    12345678 (Down 1) 5    qwerty (Down 1) 6    1234567890 (Unchanged) 7    1234 (Up 9) 8    baseball (New) 9    dragon (New) 10    football (New) 11    1234567 (Down 4) 12    monkey (Up 5) 13    letmein (Up 1) 14    abc123 (Down 9) 15    111111 (Down 8) 16    mustang (New) 17    access (New) 18    shadow (Unchanged) 19    master (New) 20    michael (New) 21    superman (New) 22    696969 (New) 23    123123 (Down 12) 24    batman (New) 25    trustno1 (Down 1)

More information can be found in the following stories:

http://www.prweb.com/releases/2015/01/prweb12456779.htm

http://recode.net/2015/01/20/many-passwords-are-so-bad-they-dont-even-need-to-be-hacked/

http://www.macrumors.com/2015/01/20/123456-2014-worst-password-of-the-year/